Window Cleaner (Rope Access Assistant)

Tough, messy cleaning at a mining workshop in Isando, paid better than ordinary cleaning. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Isando-based, with most of your time spent at a mining workshop. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Lock out machines before cleaning, as the safety file requires
• Clear builders' dust, paint and cement off floors and windows after construction
• Strip down and wash production equipment after the last run
• Foam, scrub and rinse walls, floors and conveyors with approved chemicals
• Test sanitiser strength with test strips and record the reading
• Run a high-pressure washer on grease, oil and slurry build-up
• Shampoo carpets and upholstery with an extraction machine

• Grade 10 or better; you must read chemical labels and safety data sheets
• Able to pass a medical fitness check for plant work
• Not scared of heights for window or rope crews
• Respect for chemical safety and PPE

• Experience using a high-pressure washer or carpet extractor
• Working-at-heights or IRATA rope access ticket
• Pest control registration under the fumigation rules

• Higher hourly rate than standard cleaning
• Full PPE: waterproof suits, boots, goggles and respirators
• Night-shift and standby allowances

• Put the machines and chemicals you have used at the top of your CV. Industrial cleaning companies hire on skills, not just willingness.
• If you hold a heights or rope access ticket, attach it. It can double what you earn in this line of work.